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As a teenager, Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) is a little more rebellious and reckless than most. But her friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) is the opposite -- a shy, studious, church-going teen. They jokingly refer to themselves as "the virgin and the whore." But on a thoroughly typical spring day, the girls are in the school bathroom when they hear gunshots. Then the shooter enters the bathroom and points his gun at them.

Adam Nelson has two silver Olympic medals under his belt, but not a gold. The U.S. track and field athlete is gearing up for Beijing this summer in hopes of taking home the ultimate prize.

Literary critics feared that after the Soviet collapse, the easy availability of popular romance novels and thrillers would seduce Russian readers away from deeper works. Now they attribute a literary revival to the country's new authoritarianism.

What role did the USS Midway play in the evacuation of U.S. and Vietnamese refugees who were fleeing Saigon during the final days of the Vietnam War? We speak to local historians about Operation Frequent Wind, the end of the Vietnam War, and other historical events that the USS Midway took part in.

Bipartisanship has been the talk of the nation's capital since Democrats won control of Congress in November. Is it possible for Congress and the White House to make good on their rhetoric?

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto tells NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday that leaders of her opposition political party are being rounded arrested by security forces in the wake of a declaration of emergency rule by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

President Bush will give the State of the Union address Tuesday. This year, Bush is facing a more dire situation in Iraq, as well as a Congress controlled by Democrats. His new health-care proposal has already run into opposition.

A charter school for teenage girls in San Diego County has closed its doors for good. The school had been struggling to balance its budget and attract more students. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has m

Bergman introduced us to Liv Ullmann, Max Von Sydow and Bibi Andersson, among others. He crafted such masterpieces as

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